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Siesta Key Chamber unveils new businesses

Four new businesses cut the ribbon in Davidson's Plaza on Siesta Key.


  • By Amelia Hanks
  • | 9:55 a.m. January 10, 2019
  • Siesta Key
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Davidson's Plaza has a whole new look to Siesta Key locals.

The Siesta Key Chamber of Commerce performed a ribbon-cutting ceremony with four new businesses at Davidson's Plaza on Jan. 9. Local Chill, Siesta Key Wine Bar, Swell Things and Island House Tap and Grill all participated in the ribbon cutting, and all of the new businesses are within walking distance. 

  • Local Chill, 5140 Ocean Boulevard, is an artisan ice cream shop owned by two brothers and one brother-in-law, which owner Bob Davidson calls a "different angle" on ice cream.
  • Siesta Key Wine Bar, 5138 Ocean Boulevard, is co-owned by husband and wife Stu Gamble and Darlene Gamble
  • Swell Things, a women's clothing store at 5118 Ocean Boulevard, is owned by John and Wanda Mange.
  • Island House Tap and Grill, 5110 Ocean Boulevard, is owned by Troy Jenkins and Tony Hawkins. 

 

Swell Things cuts the ribbon.
Swell Things cuts the ribbon.
Maureen Buchanan, Eddie Kochis and Kate Kochis
Maureen Buchanan, Eddie Kochis and Kate Kochis
Marcy Kaiser and Warren Kaiser sample some oysters.
Marcy Kaiser and Warren Kaiser sample some oysters.
Owners of Swell Things, Wanda and John Mange, with employee Gayle Leister
Owners of Swell Things, Wanda and John Mange, with employee Gayle Leister
Joseph Flowers and Hope McCampbell-Wenk
Joseph Flowers and Hope McCampbell-Wenk
Kasey Gamble, Cole Gamble and co-owners Darlene Gamble and Stu Gamble cut the ribbon to the Siesta Key Wine Bar.
Kasey Gamble, Cole Gamble and co-owners Darlene Gamble and Stu Gamble cut the ribbon to the Siesta Key Wine Bar.
Bob Davidson, cutting the ribbon, owns Local Chill, with Suzanne Munroe (in the tan jacket)'s husband, Rick Munroe, not pictured, and John Davidson, not pictured.
Bob Davidson, cutting the ribbon, owns Local Chill, with Suzanne Munroe (in the tan jacket)'s husband, Rick Munroe, not pictured, and John Davidson, not pictured.
Ann Frescura and Donna Nix
Ann Frescura and Donna Nix
Jim Reed, Samantha Myers and Ed Braun
Jim Reed, Samantha Myers and Ed Braun
Siesta Key Chamber of Commerce's Mia Leone and  Rachel Dixon (far right) with Island House Tap and Grill's James Ridout, Robby Clark, Tony Hawkins, Troy Jenkins and Emily Leighton
Siesta Key Chamber of Commerce's Mia Leone and Rachel Dixon (far right) with Island House Tap and Grill's James Ridout, Robby Clark, Tony Hawkins, Troy Jenkins and Emily Leighton

 

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